
Planning business schedules or travel in Ma’an, Jordan? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Ma’an, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Ma’an observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Ma’an, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day (Eid al-Istiqlal) on May 25) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Jordan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Jordan's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Ma’an and the rest of Jordan, not a separate Ma’an-specific calendar.
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These are Jordan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Jordan's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Jordan, including Ma’an. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (Eid al-Istiqlal) | May 25 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | pm.gov.jo |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (Eid al-Istiqlal) | Tue, May 25, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Ma’an close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Jordan are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Ma’an doesn't simply disappear — Jordan's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Ma’an's capital, Ma'an observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Ma’an.